Rant: Funcoland ... Do people really pay these prices!?!
03-20-02 | 06:11 PM
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Originally posted by DVDKrayzie
I love funcoland. Picked up Salo Criterion for like $9.99 and sold it for almost $500 the next day on ebay and paid my rent. so they're still #1 in my book
some of there prices are normal and they do usually get games in 2-3 days before target/best buy. But the used PS2 games for $44.99, when they're selling the same game new for $49.99 doesn't make too much sense for me. What I don't get is how they decide to charge $54.99 on some xbox/ps2 games and there is a Target literally right next door where you can get the same game for no more than $49.99.
I love funcoland. Picked up Salo Criterion for like $9.99 and sold it for almost $500 the next day on ebay and paid my rent. so they're still #1 in my book
some of there prices are normal and they do usually get games in 2-3 days before target/best buy. But the used PS2 games for $44.99, when they're selling the same game new for $49.99 doesn't make too much sense for me. What I don't get is how they decide to charge $54.99 on some xbox/ps2 games and there is a Target literally right next door where you can get the same game for no more than $49.99.
Yeah, I did notice their used dvd prices weren't to bad. Especially after figuring in S & H online.
03-20-02 | 06:22 PM
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I agree, sometimes you can find decent prices on some good used DVD titles. Rarely ever on platform titles. And it's for those times that I still waste my time and walk into every price-gauging store....
03-20-02 | 07:56 PM
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Originally posted by junkie
I picked up a 3 pack 250mb Fuji zip disks for 5.00 from them, but I still think they suck a$$
I picked up a 3 pack 250mb Fuji zip disks for 5.00 from them, but I still think they suck a$$
03-20-02 | 11:56 PM
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03-21-02 | 12:37 AM
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I don't get it. Not mad just don't get it. Could someone explain, what does not paying an outragous price when I can get the exact same thing cheaper have to do with Bose?
I don't get it. Not mad just don't get it. Could someone explain, what does not paying an outragous price when I can get the exact same thing cheaper have to do with Bose?
03-21-02 | 01:51 PM
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Those high used prices are what allow (for the most part) higher than average trade-in values. And since their new prices are no longer $5 higher than just about everyone else, it's not a bad place to sell off old games for brand-new, unopened ones.
Since I prefer avoiding Half.com or ebay, let the uninformed continue subsidizing my transactions.
Since I prefer avoiding Half.com or ebay, let the uninformed continue subsidizing my transactions.
03-23-02 | 11:53 PM
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After hearing about those stores I finally went to one a few months back. What a joke! I was in and out as soon as I went to their "bargain" bin and saw the prices for Genesis and Super NES games. Way to over priced for my taste.
On Saturday I was at a local Sears and checked out their open item table. They had an opened Crash Bandicoot PSX game "regular" priced at $49.99 (yeah, like 2 or 3 years ago) now only $19.99. I told the salesperson that I could go to any nearby retailer and buy the same game new and sealed for that price. He just kinda blew it off.
I've overpaid for stuff before, but damn_sure not video games!
On Saturday I was at a local Sears and checked out their open item table. They had an opened Crash Bandicoot PSX game "regular" priced at $49.99 (yeah, like 2 or 3 years ago) now only $19.99. I told the salesperson that I could go to any nearby retailer and buy the same game new and sealed for that price. He just kinda blew it off.
I've overpaid for stuff before, but damn_sure not video games!
03-24-02 | 02:30 AM
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i was looking for a new PS2 controller cause toyrsus didnt have any so i went to funcoland and they didnt have any but i asked anyways and they went to the backroom came out with a used ps2 controller that was all worn and they said we got this one, its still in pretty good condition, u want it, i ask how much and they guy says 35 BUCKS. uhh thats the price for a new ps2 controller...
